Saturday, October 29, 2011

One of my favorite things about fall is a nice bowl of hot soup! Yum! There's something so comforting about soup, isn't there? A favorite around here is Taco Soup! I made it a couple of nights ago, so I thought I'd share how I make it. What's great about this soup is that the leftovers are just as good, if not better, because the flavor is more intense!

Brown the ground beef with the onion and garlic in a soup pot. When brown, add the taco seasoning and 1 c. water. Add the remaining ingredients, then, cover and reduce heat. Simmer for at least 15 minutes. Serve with desired toppings.We like to do cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips, but this time I only had the chips on hand. Still great!

Slow Cooker Instructions: After browning the meat, place all the ingredients into a slow cooker and cook on low for about 6-8 hours.

Freezes very well, too! This makes a lot for my family, so we usually have to freeze some and have it for lunch a few times, too.

Monday, October 24, 2011

We're back from our Kansas City trip to see my baby brother get married!

It was a beautiful wedding and we had a wonderful time!

So, now I can share the present I made for my brother and SIL!

I asked my brother and SIL to both send me 20 things that they loved about each other, WITHOUT letting the other one see. I alternated responses in the exact order they gave them to me. It's amazing how close their answers were in almost the same order, too! I formed the words into a heart shape. Perhaps there is an easy way to do this, but I didn't know it. This was a pain in the butt. Totally worth it though, they loved it!

See, they loved it! They were amazed by how similar their answers were, too!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

My brother is getting married on Saturday! I still find this hard to believe. He's my baby brother (I'm the oldest) and he will always be 12 in my mind. Although, he turned 23 a couple months ago. He has been with his fiance Katie, for over two years now. He has taken on the role of father for her daughter, as well. I'm very excited and happy for their family!

Our Mom is flying down from Alaska in two days, to see my brother get married. She is coming here,to us, and then we will drive the 3 hours to Kansas City for the wedding. I'm very excited. On Thursday night we will be staying at the Great Wolf Lodge! We were suppose to go back in July but with the flooding we decided to wait and pushed our reservations to October. Landon is super excited, too!

Katie asked me to make her daughter a hair piece similar to Emmelyn's for the wedding, so I thought I'd share. She's really into Tinkerbell and is going to be wearing green wings down the aisle so I made her hair clip match.

I also made myself one and fixed Emmelyn's. I didn't like how many feathers were on it before, so I removed some.

This pink and white one is Emmelyn's

These flowers are SO easy to make. I really enjoyed them. Maybe after we move to DC (in March) I will be able to have a craft space and be able to make more fun stuff, more often!

Friday, October 14, 2011

My baby brother is getting married next weekend! I've had Emmelyn's dressed picked out for a long while now, but had no idea what to accessorize it with! Until recently!

What do you think? I think it's pretty good for my first time making both of these kinds of flowers! Maybe I'll put up a tutorial later, if I make more likes these. Her headpiece will be on a white lace headband. I'm just waiting to get that...

I think I might make myself something similar, but on a smaller scale, for my hair. To clip up some hair. I'll have pictures of her wearing it after the wedding!

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I am a 28 year old military wife and mother of two. My husband has been in the Air Force for over nine years now; eight of which we've been married! We have a 6 year old son, Landon and a 2 year daughter, Emmelyn. We recently PCSd from Offutt AFB, NE to Bolling AFB DC. We bought our first house and are in our second year of homeschool. We eat clean and I enjoy DIY projects!
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